Hi, guys been long time waiting to join ur group, just brought a nex5n twin lense at midvalley photokem RM2499, for your info, c3 selling for 2099 twin lense

Cool. Start snapping !! join the Sony Workshops, have fun.Explore n Express.


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Have any of you tested the durability of NEX cams? I know it will work in humid and below zero temperatures, and of course would not work naked underwater. I've also taken it in my backpack on a 60 Km ride on a road bike, no problems for this one instance, but I am not sure if it is bad in the long term. Am considering to bring this for 8 to 10 km jogging..

So I'm curious in terms of rattling, shock, drops and all sorts of jarring movements. What are your experiences on this?

Here's one I found.. be prepared to cringe and moan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXFEu2cra0



This post has been edited by nlik: Jun 3 2012, 04:41 PM

thanks nlik, still waiting for the bloody battery to finish charging!! it has been almost 4 hour and the damm thing still charging and the temp of the battery still as cool as my feet

sorry to ask foolish question here, just start my manual focus for my nex kit lens, for the long run usage, I believe it will become more 'smooth', will it be loose soon? Can it be repair?

can any 1 help me, i'm using the pancake lens to focus on a object, but the funny thing the object i wanted to focus is blur and the background is very clear

Not really and it's not broken either; It will slacken slightly. If you extend the 18-55 lens barrel and run your fingers around it, you will feel the plastic seam line which in time will thin out and perhaps smoothen your zoom. We of course don't want it to be so loose that it will creep by itself when u point it downwards.

1. Select Menu -> Camera ->AF/MF select.
2. Choose "Autofocus"
3. Down 1 step from AF/MF select, Select Autofocus Area.
4. Choose "Multi"
try again.

When you 1/2 press the shutter, take notice of the green boxes that appears on your screen and the subject within the box should be sharp in in focus.

thanks, now only i know cant get to close to the object

get a macro len SEL30M35, then you can get closer to the object....minimum focus is 9.5 cm while our kit len SEL1855 minimum focus is 25 cm

Tested with my Minota Rokkor-X 50MM F1.7

any cheap adapter out there for nex5n to use other cheaper lens?? sony lens is killing me with his sky rocking price man!!!

yeah it is quite expensive
i was in Boeing Photo (Empire Mall), trying out SEL50F18 (RM1050) auto focus is as fast as my kit len....would have get it if < RM1000
now still thinking over it, whether should get adapter with other 50mm lens likes Minolta or Nikkor

pro of using E-mount lens, SEL50F18 is auto focus and no need adapter
pro of using adapter and other lens is cheaper and if go out in a group, lens can be used by other camera body

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Added on June 3, 2012, 10:51 pmMay I know where you got it? and also the adapter
aside from manual focus, aperture can be controlled by the body? (Nikkor aperture will be controlled by lens)
thanks

This post has been edited by jtleon: Jun 3 2012, 10:51 PM

I'm a Nex 5N user here.. Any recommendations on what's the best 18-200 lens for it? =)

for E-mount, there is only one option SEL18200 (RM2999) weight >500g
for A-mount, there are DT 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 (SAL18200) and
DT 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 (SAL18250) -> this one retail for RM2299

to put A-mount lens on NEX, you need either LA-EA2(has built-in AF motor and 15-point AF sensor) or LA-EA1 (no built-in AF motor)
LA-EA2 retail at RM1199 which is about 2x of the retail price of LA-EA1 (retail at RM599)

we should be able to get slightly cheaper than the reported retail price

This post has been edited by jtleon: Jun 3 2012, 11:34 PM

Thx for the reply jtleon! Will other brand such as Tamron be a better bet than Sony's?

Wish to have 24/28mm eqv in FF lens with f2 or bigger aperture lens


Black Rock Shooter Cosplay by YongJK, on Flickr

Tamron already has an 18-200 for e-mount, model B011. More compact size and weight ,comparable or similar image quality. However, Image Stabilisation and Sweep panorama not as good as Sony.

Sony will soon release a second cheaper version of their e-mount 18-200 as well,.... some say it would almost be a Tamron clone. Otherwise e-mount 55-210 is also available at 1/2 the price of the 18-200.

This post has been edited by nlik: Jun 4 2012, 12:15 AM

Awesome, thanks for the great tip! Will go check it out =)

welcome...i dunno as I do not have any 18-200mm or any ~10x zoom lens
but you can always check the result in flickr

if you already have kit lens (18-55mm), then buying 55-210 should be an option as well (but you need to change len)
SEL55210 retail at RM1399, so much cheaper than the SEL18200

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Added on June 4, 2012, 12:50 amthanks for the info, didn't know Tamron has e-mount lens

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found a nice post below, comparing both SEL18200 and Tamron 18-200mm
http://sonyalphalab.com/2012/02/sony-e-mou...-the-sony-nex-7

do also check the comment by the author at the end. of course this is his personal view only....but I do agree with him.




This post has been edited by jtleon: Jun 4 2012, 12:58 AM

Songkhla, captured from inside car. Postprocessed using old film filter cuz color doesnt look great due to dirty car's window.